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No. 608,687. Patented Aug. 9, I898.

' J. J. LANZIT.

PAPER VESSEL.

(Application filed Feb. 9, 1898.)

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JOSEPH J. IJANZIT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PAPER VESSEL- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,687, dated August 9, 1898. Application filed February 9, 1898. Serial No. 669,648. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. LANZIT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements pertaining to paper vessels of the class in which a single flat sheet of paper out in the shape of a blank of proper form and creased in certain predetermined lines is folded along such creases into a bucket or box like vessel, with all of the edges of the paper brought up to or above the top of the same, so that the latter is water-tight below said top. Vessels or boxes of this class are quite common and are used in great numbers for carrying oysters, ice-cream, and many other articles, the vessel being furnished by the dealer and intended for use but once. These vessels are very popular because they are cheap, light, occupy but little space when nested together, and make a neat and convenient parcel to be carried in the hand. The perfect vessel of this sort is of course one from which the contents cannot slop over the edge or run down through the folds and escape at the bottom thereof, and much ingenuity has been displayed in devising a great variety of blanks and methods of folding the The main difficulty has been to combine cheapness and ease in handling with the other desirable qualities above mentioned. It is the purpose of my invention to improve vessels of this sort in their appearance both open and closed, to make them simple and easy to handle, and to render them absolutely tight and slop-proof, so that none of the contents can be shaken or spilled from the vessel after it is closed.

My invention is illustrated in the drawings by means of eight figures, of which- Figure 1 is a flat View of a blank cut in the proper shape to fold into a vessel embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical diagonal section taken through two opposite corners of the folded vessel, showing the top open and bringing to view the interior of one side and one end. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the vessel with part of the top closed down and the paper between said part and the eye torn away to show the former. Fig. i is a perspective of the vessel with a second portion of the top folded down upon the first. Fig. 5 is a similar View with the top wholly closed and fastened. Fig. 6 is is a vertical section in plane 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective of one part of the clasp by means of which the top of the bucket is finally fastened down; and Fig. 8 is a perspective of the same part of said clasp, showing the manner in which it is attached to the paper.

Referring first to Fig. 1, a blank A, preferably of paper out in the proper form, is shown divided up by a series of creases. (Indicated by dotted lines.) Thesecreases follow the lines upon which the paper is to be bent or folded in the formation of the vessel, and the blank as thus divided up will be seen to be composed of the following parts: A. central rectangular portion B forms the bottom of the vessel, about which are four adjacent portions 0 O D D, which broaden out slightly as they extend away from the bottom, so as to make a flaring vessel or one which will nest conveniently with others like it. The portionsD D form the inside of what I will call the ends of the bucket, and the portions 0 0 form the sides thereof. .In the angles between these fourportions are triangularly-shaped portions d d d (Z the portions (Z d being intended to fold back upon and outside of the end portions D D, and the portions d (Z being intended to fold back upon and outside the portions (Z (P. These cornerfolds are not necessary to form any of the interior of the vessel, but are designed merely to accommodate the paper between the portions forming the interior to avoid the necessity of cutting any of said paper away. The end portions D D have upward extensions cl (1 which are themselves provided with laterally-extending flaps d dlsaid extensions and said flaps forming when the vessel is folded the inner portions of the top thereof. The side portions 0 C are provided with extensions 0 c, the folds cl with extensions (i 1 connected with the extensions 0 by triangular portions or, and the folds (Z with extensions (1 d connected to the extension 0 by means of triangular portions y.

The manner of folding the vessel is clearly shown in Figs. and 3, the side and end por= tions being brought upward and the folds d d d 01 being bent down upon the end portions and there secured by a bail E. (Shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.) This brings the extension d against the outside of the extension at", and said extension d is provided with a flap d which is bent inward and downward upon the extension d", as is clearly shown in Figs.2 and 3, and secured thereupon by means of a fastening-plate F, which will be fully described below. At the other end a similar flap d is bent over the extension 01 and fastened down upon the inner side of the same by means of a button G. (Shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.) It will be seen that these flaps cover the upper edges of the extensions (1 d d d and give a neat and ornamental finish to the ends of the vessels. The end extensions d d are brought inside of the vessel by the folding of the same, and the lateral flaps d d are bent inward substantially parallel with the sides. These extensions bring the inner portions of the end pieces up nearly or quite to the tops of the remaining portions, giving to the interior of the folded vessel substantially smooth sides and ends from top to bottom, so that no obstruction is encountered in filling the same, as is the case in all vessels in which certain interior portions terminate before the tops of the remaining portions. They also form an interior cover, as in closing the vessel they are bentinward, as seen in Fig. 8, entirely closing in the top thereof. After said extensions d d are closed down over the interior of the vessel, as seen in Fig. 3, the extensions 0 c of the side pieces are folded in on top, as shown in Fig. 4, and then the outer end portions are folded down and secured together by means of the fasteningplate F and the button G. The completion with which this cover protects the contents of the vessel can be seen in Fig. 6, which is a section through the cover and clearly shows the number of thicknesses and folds composing the same.

The fastening-plate F is shown in Fig. 7, and consists of astrip of flexible metal f, perforated at f at one end and having laterallyextending tongues f f at the other end and an adjacent bend f. The parts through which this plate extends are slit in the proper places, the perforated portion of the plate thrust through the slits and bent down upon the remainder, and the tongues f 2 f clenched around it.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A paper vessel having the bottom portion, B, side portions, 0, 0, end portions, D, D, corner folds, (Z, (1, d (1 side extensions,

0, c, the extensions, d cl", d, cl", upon the respective folds, (1', d connecting portions 00, y, and flaps, 61, 61, upon the extensions, d 01, bent inward and downward and secured upon the inside of the extensions, (1 d", substantially as described.

2. In a paper vessel having the bottom portion, B, side portions, 0, G, with extensions, 0, 0, end portions, D, D, corner folds, d, d, d d extensions, d d", d, d, upon the folds, 61', d respectively, connecting portions, 50, y, and the extensions, d d upon the end pieces free from the other extensions and adapted to fold in and form part of the cover; substantially as described.

3. A paper vessel of the class described having the bottom, 13, sides, 0, 0, ends, D, D, corner folds, d, 01', d (1 side extensions, 0, c, extensions, (1 d d, d", connected to the corner folds and also to intermediate portions as, y, themselves connected to the side extensions and the end extensions, d d having the lateral flaps, d, (1 said flaps being adapted to fold inward and said extensions to fold inward and downward over the interior of the vessel to form the inner portion of the cover of the same; substantially as described.

4. A paper vessel having the bottom, B, the side and end portions, 0, O, D, D, connected with the bottom and united by the corner folds, d, 01, d (Z the extensions, d d upon the end pieces, D, D, the flaps, d d upon the extensions, d 61 the extensions, 0, 0', upon the side pieces, the extensions, d d, 61, d upon the corner folds connected to the extensions, 0, c, by the intermediate portions, 00,1 and the flaps d d, upon the extensions, d, d", said flaps being bent downward and inward over the upper edges of the extensions, 61 d", and secured upon the inside thereof; substantially as described.

5. Afastener for paper vessels and the like consisting of a button, G, and a perforated plate, f, having the tongues, f f said plate being thrust through the Walls of the bucket bent down upon itself and the tongues, f f bent around and clenched upon the adjacent portion of the plate; substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 5th day of February, A. D. 1898.

JOSEPH J. LANZIT.

\Vitnesses CHAS. 0. SERVEY,

A. I. H. NELSON.

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